Originally Posted by FM Lover:
“'I've got the Chinese Maria, but I'd sooner have your kebab'”
“'I've got the Chinese Maria, but I'd sooner have your kebab'”
Results:How good were tonight's episodes?
1
3 (6.98%)
2
1 (2.33%)
3
5 (11.63%)
4
5 (11.63%)
5
5 (11.63%)
6
4 (9.30%)
7
12 (27.91%)
8
5 (11.63%)
9
0 (0%)
10
3 (6.98%)
Voters: 43. You can't vote on this poll right now - are you signed in?
Official Coronation St. Thread 09/09/16: Hair today, gone tomorrow
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Originally Posted by skteosk:
“Cormac Hibbs, known as Macca. Of course. Is it because he really likes macaroni cheese then?”
“Cormac Hibbs, known as Macca. Of course. Is it because he really likes macaroni cheese then?”
He's named after his love for Paul Mccartney's Frog Chorus.
Originally Posted by FM Lover:
“'I've got the Chinese Maria, but I'd sooner have your kebab'”
“'I've got the Chinese Maria, but I'd sooner have your kebab'”
Caz is waiting for Maria to say
Can you scrub my back
Originally Posted by 15 minutes:
“Gemma trying to move in on David!
Come on Caz....
Don't let Grouty down.”
“Gemma trying to move in on David!
Come on Caz....
Don't let Grouty down.”
Can you include a 0?
David the latest with his shirt off, back view of Maria. Dire storylines but plenty of bare flesh. That will get the viewers back in droves, or will it?
Personally, I don't want to watch a second Emmerdale.
Yes, you might get a few more younger viewers but at the expense of the oldies who remember the Street when it was a far cry from this garbage.
David the latest with his shirt off, back view of Maria. Dire storylines but plenty of bare flesh. That will get the viewers back in droves, or will it?
Personally, I don't want to watch a second Emmerdale.
Yes, you might get a few more younger viewers but at the expense of the oldies who remember the Street when it was a far cry from this garbage.
Originally Posted by differentdrum:
“Can you include a 0?
David the latest with his shirt off, back view of Maria. Dire storylines but plenty of bare flesh. That will get the viewers back in droves, or will it?
Personally, I don't want to watch a second Emmerdale.
Yes, you might get a few more younger viewers but at the expense of the oldies who remember the Street when it was a far cry from this garbage.”
“Can you include a 0?
David the latest with his shirt off, back view of Maria. Dire storylines but plenty of bare flesh. That will get the viewers back in droves, or will it?
Personally, I don't want to watch a second Emmerdale.
Yes, you might get a few more younger viewers but at the expense of the oldies who remember the Street when it was a far cry from this garbage.”
I think the problem is that ITV can't accept that the viewers of Corrie and ED are basically ageing and want proper stories, not senseless repetitive nonsense and scenes with topless "hunks". Younger viewers, if interested, will catch up later and zap what bores them. I know that the soaps still pull in the biggest audience but what is the average age of that audience. I'm certainly one of the older ones
Tonight’s episode appearances are confirmed as:
FW = First words in episode
BB = Last words Before Break
AB = First words After Break
LW = Last Words in episode
+ David (FW) (BB) (AB)
+ Caz
+ Gail
+ Audrey
+ Bethany
+ Gemma
+ Faye
+ Tim
+ Kirk
+ Billy
+ Eva
+ Aidan
+ Todd
+ Miss Hell
+ Maria
+ Rita
+ Luke
+ Izzy
+ Anna
Kissing Tonight
None
The following characters get 2 bonus points for being in all five episodes this week:-
+ Bethany
+ Billy
+ Sarah
+ Todd
FW = First words in episode
BB = Last words Before Break
AB = First words After Break
LW = Last Words in episode
+ David (FW) (BB) (AB)
+ Caz
+ Gail
+ Audrey
+ Bethany
+ Gemma
+ Faye
+ Tim
+ Kirk
+ Billy
+ Eva
+ Aidan
+ Todd
+ Miss Hell
+ Maria
+ Rita
+ Luke
+ Izzy
+ Anna
Kissing Tonight
None
The following characters get 2 bonus points for being in all five episodes this week:-
+ Bethany
+ Billy
+ Sarah
+ Todd
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“Genuinely shocked that 7 is polling so highly.
”
“Genuinely shocked that 7 is polling so highly.
”
What would you have given it?
Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“KK Congrats on your upcoming 13K milestone ”
“KK
Congrats on your upcoming 13K milestone ”
I didn't even notice mrb ... only four more to go ...
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“I gave it 1”
“I gave it 1
”
Oh. Surely it was better than the factory rubbish last week?
I'm quite enjoying the Caz seduction storyline and the return of BadDavid was also good. That's why I gave it a 7.
Originally Posted by KornerKabin:
“I didn't even notice mrb ... only four more to go ... ”
“I didn't even notice mrb ... only four more to go ...
”
Wait till you've got as many posts as me
Better than Monday which was just utterly atrocious. But still far too much going on (yet very little at the same time) and all just clobbered together. Episodes just seem like a load of random scenes slapped together and all the storylines are rather dull to me.
Todd and Billy, I just can't warm to them as a couple. I liked Todd and Karl but that was the only dynamic that's really worked for me. Todd needs to be the weaker person in the partnership; we need him with someone who helps him through the issues he's repressed for years and help him heal the wounds of his past. Billy is just frustrating (even his face irritates me - hope he's bumped off one day maybe in the crossfire Phelan/Vinnie's scheme). Their scenes just really bore the shite out of me.
Don't dislike Caz as much as others on here but Maria's whining and whingeing is getting interminable, it was all laid on thick tonight with poor-old-Luke in his tux hoping things would be different this time then Maria running to Caz's rescue aaaagain. At least Caz's character of being ultimately very insecure is coming across. It shocks me to say this storyline is probably the one that's most interesting me at the moment, as in and of itself it's not great.
The scenes with David and Lauren were also quite poor in my opinion. It's the dialogue letting this storyline down. While Lucy Fallon has been fantastic as Bethany (especially earlier in the SL) the actress playing Lauren is being given poor lines as the bully. It's so unrealistic she'd go this far out of her way all on her own without a gang, to keep causing trouble, especially after the school already having got involved and suspended her. Unfortunately this plot's gone down the pan so it'd be good for it to be wrapped up soon.
One good point of the episode was Gail's scene with David when she tried to reason with him about the blood-stained top. Also quite enjoyed Faye's mission to help find out which prison Craig's Dad's in. And the potential friendship between David and Gemma could be nice, she's innocent and positive and he's corrupted and negative; together they could help each other and be a good little duo as friends. The two actors have pretty good chemistry as well.
When all is said and done though, it's all still really forced and slapped together right now. Monday was utterly abysmal and Wednesday wasn't much better, but this is still nowhere near good enough. I hope this is all just the tail-end of Blackburn's work and plotting and Kate Oates is just making the best of wrapping these stories up so her own work can come through, because it still feels like the merry-go-round of contrived rubbish we've been served up for a long time with very few exceptions on the show.
3 out of 10
Todd and Billy, I just can't warm to them as a couple. I liked Todd and Karl but that was the only dynamic that's really worked for me. Todd needs to be the weaker person in the partnership; we need him with someone who helps him through the issues he's repressed for years and help him heal the wounds of his past. Billy is just frustrating (even his face irritates me - hope he's bumped off one day maybe in the crossfire Phelan/Vinnie's scheme). Their scenes just really bore the shite out of me.
Don't dislike Caz as much as others on here but Maria's whining and whingeing is getting interminable, it was all laid on thick tonight with poor-old-Luke in his tux hoping things would be different this time then Maria running to Caz's rescue aaaagain. At least Caz's character of being ultimately very insecure is coming across. It shocks me to say this storyline is probably the one that's most interesting me at the moment, as in and of itself it's not great.
The scenes with David and Lauren were also quite poor in my opinion. It's the dialogue letting this storyline down. While Lucy Fallon has been fantastic as Bethany (especially earlier in the SL) the actress playing Lauren is being given poor lines as the bully. It's so unrealistic she'd go this far out of her way all on her own without a gang, to keep causing trouble, especially after the school already having got involved and suspended her. Unfortunately this plot's gone down the pan so it'd be good for it to be wrapped up soon.
One good point of the episode was Gail's scene with David when she tried to reason with him about the blood-stained top. Also quite enjoyed Faye's mission to help find out which prison Craig's Dad's in. And the potential friendship between David and Gemma could be nice, she's innocent and positive and he's corrupted and negative; together they could help each other and be a good little duo as friends. The two actors have pretty good chemistry as well.
When all is said and done though, it's all still really forced and slapped together right now. Monday was utterly abysmal and Wednesday wasn't much better, but this is still nowhere near good enough. I hope this is all just the tail-end of Blackburn's work and plotting and Kate Oates is just making the best of wrapping these stories up so her own work can come through, because it still feels like the merry-go-round of contrived rubbish we've been served up for a long time with very few exceptions on the show.
3 out of 10
Hi all & top first official thread Rick!! Thanks!! 
Late back from work so missed the eps live!! Just caught up & by & large really enjoyed it!!
Would have liked to see David even more menacing with Lauren but other than that the Platt stuff was good, great scenes with Gail & David!! Liked Gemma tonight as she was less OTT than normal!!
Billy & Todd stuff keeping my interest so far & some good scenes with Rita tonight!!
Rhea Bailey has really surprised me tonight by finally making me actually feel something for Caz, those scenes with Maria were great & have finally really kick started this storyline for me!! Maria with Luke is terminally uninteresting & I hope that is the end of it, in fact the more I see of Luke the less I'm convinced by him as a character!!
8 from me overall
Late back from work so missed the eps live!! Just caught up & by & large really enjoyed it!!
Would have liked to see David even more menacing with Lauren but other than that the Platt stuff was good, great scenes with Gail & David!! Liked Gemma tonight as she was less OTT than normal!!
Billy & Todd stuff keeping my interest so far & some good scenes with Rita tonight!!
Rhea Bailey has really surprised me tonight by finally making me actually feel something for Caz, those scenes with Maria were great & have finally really kick started this storyline for me!! Maria with Luke is terminally uninteresting & I hope that is the end of it, in fact the more I see of Luke the less I'm convinced by him as a character!!
8 from me overall
Originally Posted by James J:
“Better than Monday which was just utterly atrocious. But still far too much going on (yet very little at the same time) and all just clobbered together. Episodes just seem like a load of random scenes slapped together and all the storylines are rather dull to me.
Todd and Billy, I just can't warm to them as a couple. I liked Todd and Karl but that was the only dynamic that's really worked for me. Todd needs to be the weaker person in the partnership; we need him with someone who helps him through the issues he's repressed for years and help him heal the wounds of his past. Billy is just frustrating (even his face irritates me - hope he's bumped off one day maybe in the crossfire Phelan/Vinnie's scheme). Their scenes just really bore the shite out of me.
Don't dislike Caz as much as others on here but Maria's whining and whingeing is getting interminable, it was all laid on thick tonight with poor-old-Luke in his tux hoping things would be different this time then Maria running to Caz's rescue aaaagain. At least Caz's character of being ultimately very insecure are coming across. It shocks me to say this storyline is probably the one that's most interesting me at the moment, as in and of itself it's not great.
The scenes with David and Lauren were also quite poor in my opinion. It's the dialogue letting this storyline down. While Lucy Fallon has been fantastic as Bethany (especially earlier in the SL) the actress playing Lauren is being given poor lines as the bully. It's so unrealistic she'd go this far out of her way all on her own without a gang, to keep causing trouble, especially after the school already having got involved and suspended her. Unfortunately this plot's gone down the pan so it'd be good for it to be wrapped up soon.
One good point of the episode was Gail's scene with David when she tried to reason with him about the blood-stained top. Also quite enjoyed Faye's mission to help find out which prison Craig's Dad's in. And the potential friendship between David and Gemma could be nice, she's innocent and positive and he's corrupted and negative; together they could help each other and be a good little duo as friends. The two actors have pretty good chemistry as well.
When all is said and done though, it's all still really forced and slapped together right now. Monday was utterly abysmal and Wednesday wasn't much better, but this is still nowhere near good enough. I hope this is all just the tail-end of Blackburn's work and plotting and Kate Oates is just making the best of wrapping these stories up so her own work can come through, because it still feels like the merry-go-round of contrived rubbish we've been served up for a long time with very few exceptions on the show.
3 out of 10”
“Better than Monday which was just utterly atrocious. But still far too much going on (yet very little at the same time) and all just clobbered together. Episodes just seem like a load of random scenes slapped together and all the storylines are rather dull to me.
Todd and Billy, I just can't warm to them as a couple. I liked Todd and Karl but that was the only dynamic that's really worked for me. Todd needs to be the weaker person in the partnership; we need him with someone who helps him through the issues he's repressed for years and help him heal the wounds of his past. Billy is just frustrating (even his face irritates me - hope he's bumped off one day maybe in the crossfire Phelan/Vinnie's scheme). Their scenes just really bore the shite out of me.
Don't dislike Caz as much as others on here but Maria's whining and whingeing is getting interminable, it was all laid on thick tonight with poor-old-Luke in his tux hoping things would be different this time then Maria running to Caz's rescue aaaagain. At least Caz's character of being ultimately very insecure are coming across. It shocks me to say this storyline is probably the one that's most interesting me at the moment, as in and of itself it's not great.
The scenes with David and Lauren were also quite poor in my opinion. It's the dialogue letting this storyline down. While Lucy Fallon has been fantastic as Bethany (especially earlier in the SL) the actress playing Lauren is being given poor lines as the bully. It's so unrealistic she'd go this far out of her way all on her own without a gang, to keep causing trouble, especially after the school already having got involved and suspended her. Unfortunately this plot's gone down the pan so it'd be good for it to be wrapped up soon.
One good point of the episode was Gail's scene with David when she tried to reason with him about the blood-stained top. Also quite enjoyed Faye's mission to help find out which prison Craig's Dad's in. And the potential friendship between David and Gemma could be nice, she's innocent and positive and he's corrupted and negative; together they could help each other and be a good little duo as friends. The two actors have pretty good chemistry as well.
When all is said and done though, it's all still really forced and slapped together right now. Monday was utterly abysmal and Wednesday wasn't much better, but this is still nowhere near good enough. I hope this is all just the tail-end of Blackburn's work and plotting and Kate Oates is just making the best of wrapping these stories up so her own work can come through, because it still feels like the merry-go-round of contrived rubbish we've been served up for a long time with very few exceptions on the show.
3 out of 10”
Great post Jame, as always.
Originally Posted by mrbernay:
“Great analysis JJ. I should have revised my points downward”
“Great analysis JJ. I should have revised my points downward
”
Thanks! but no, I think we all like different things and that's great... episodes I might rate 8 out of 10 you might think were totally cack! It's all subjective at the end of the day isn't it
Originally Posted by notdebbiedingle:
“Hi all & top first official thread Rick!! Thanks!!
Late back from work so missed the eps live!! Just caught up & by & large really enjoyed it!!
Would have liked to see David even more menacing with Lauren but other than that the Platt stuff was good, great scenes with Gail & David!! Liked Gemma tonight as she was less OTT than normal!!
Billy & Todd stuff keeping my interest so far & some good scenes with Rita tonight!!
Rhea Bailey has really surprised me tonight by finally making me actually feel something for Caz, those scenes with Maria were great & have finally really kick started this storyline for me!! Maria with Luke is terminally uninteresting & I hope that is the end of it, in fact the more I see of Luke the less I'm convinced by him as a character!!
8 from me overall”
“Hi all & top first official thread Rick!! Thanks!!
Late back from work so missed the eps live!! Just caught up & by & large really enjoyed it!!
Would have liked to see David even more menacing with Lauren but other than that the Platt stuff was good, great scenes with Gail & David!! Liked Gemma tonight as she was less OTT than normal!!
Billy & Todd stuff keeping my interest so far & some good scenes with Rita tonight!!
Rhea Bailey has really surprised me tonight by finally making me actually feel something for Caz, those scenes with Maria were great & have finally really kick started this storyline for me!! Maria with Luke is terminally uninteresting & I hope that is the end of it, in fact the more I see of Luke the less I'm convinced by him as a character!!
8 from me overall”
Totally agree, thought Caz and Maria's scenes were excellent tonight. Quite an interesting storyline, in my opinion
Originally Posted by 15 minutes:
“Frustrated Gary trying a KING ''Look, No Hands'' to entice Lovely Sarah.”
“Frustrated Gary trying a KING ''Look, No Hands'' to entice Lovely Sarah.”
I personally think they would make a nice couple if they got together.
Originally Posted by BillyBatty:
“Oh the deranged stalker is back.”
“Oh the deranged stalker is back.”
Yep Lauren since we saw her first in March has been a bully, stole (Bethany's phone) and a stalker yet according to Lauren's mother Lauren's the victim, Bethany's the bully and Sarah's deluded.
Originally Posted by Hankshaw:
“Anna being nasty as usual about Sarah being in hospital.”
“Anna being nasty as usual about Sarah being in hospital.”
I agree that was awful from Anna.
Originally Posted by James J:
“Thanks! but no, I think we all like different things and that's great... episodes I might rate 8 out of 10 you might think were totally cack! It's all subjective at the end of the day isn't it”
“Thanks! but no, I think we all like different things and that's great... episodes I might rate 8 out of 10 you might think were totally cack! It's all subjective at the end of the day isn't it
”
I liked your angle on it
Originally Posted by James J:
“Thanks! but no, I think we all like different things and that's great... episodes I might rate 8 out of 10 you might think were totally cack! It's all subjective at the end of the day isn't it”
“Thanks! but no, I think we all like different things and that's great... episodes I might rate 8 out of 10 you might think were totally cack! It's all subjective at the end of the day isn't it
”
I agree James & I am liking this poll idea!!
Did you ever post on the Corrie episode weekly reviews Citadel used to do a couple of years ago? Sadly not many took up on the idea, largely I think because Corrie at the time was so diabolically bad!! Posters who are saying it is at it's worst at the moment have short memories , this was the days of Andrea, Kal, Gail at her worst etc, etc!!
Shame Citadel doesn't post any more, an FM I had a lot of respect for!!
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